GRE Word List
SUSTENANCE
means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
The meaning of the word sustenance is means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |